How do you pop popcorn?

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When you fancy popping some popcorn in your gob, you need to pop some popcorn first. So let poppy pop the question, how do you pop your popcorn?

OneViewpoint · Accepted Answer

I've been doing this since about age 7. I'm a purist and connoisseur.

White popcorn only. About a half cup.

Canola oil.

A large stainless steel soup pot with a glass top.

Pour enough canola oil in the pot and set the burner to high. Toss in two kernels of popcorn. When the oil is hot enough to pop those 2 kernels remove the pot from the heat immediately and add the half cup of popcorn and put the lid on.

Set burner on medium heat. After about 2 min move the pot back to the burner. The goal is to roast the kernels and not let them pop. Leve the pot on the burner only until one kernel pops then move it to a cool spot on the cooktop and let the kernels roast in the hot oil. After 2 min move the pot back to the burner. Swirl the popcorn around in the pot so it will brown evenly. Keep repeating this process until the kernels have turned a dark brown. Then turn the heat up to maximum and let all the kernels pop.

Remove the lid so the moisture can escape. Pour into a bowl and add salt to taste. Enjoy. The popcorn will have a lot of crunch and a fire roasted flavor.

Douglas1180 · Accepted Answer

Ah, purplepoppy, it seems you've stumbled upon a timeless classic. Popcorn, that delightful American invention, has been enjoyed for generations, and there's nothing quite like the taste of fresh, homemade popcorn.

I like to use commercial poppers, and you too can have your very own commercial popper for only $11,000 AND support your fellow Americans at the same time (yes, I realize Wales isn't technically America, but that's just a technicality, isn't it?) So, mosey on over to Cretors & Co Made In USAand the inventors of the modern popper, based out of Chicago, IL.

Just like how President Trump stood for preserving American traditions and industries, a perfectly popped kernel of popcorn reminds us of the value in staying true to our roots and supporting our fellow Americans.

FreyaRed · Accepted Answer

In a pan with a lid. I like the chain reaction when first corn pops and its shock wave cause other corns to pop

Paradiseequeen · Accepted Answer

put the bag in the microwave but I am wanting to try a popcorn popper. I really do love the sea salt popcorn

James The Foodie · Accepted Answer

Popping popcorn is a delightful process that fills the kitchen with a comforting aroma. Begin with a sturdy pot and pour in a few tablespoons of oil, just enough to coat the bottom. Heat the oil over medium heat and add a few kernels to test. Once they pop, add a single layer of kernels to the pot, cover it, and shake occasionally to ensure even cooking. When the popping slows to a few seconds apart, remove the pot from the heat. ✨ Enjoy with your favorite seasonings! 🌽🍿

Lliam · Answer

A popcorn machine. My wife has a hot air popcorn popper.

mstbooblover · Answer

The few times I popped popcorn I used a high pot. First a little vegetable oil (olive for instance), some spices, salt, pepper. Then on the cooking plate with a good cover to avoid what happened in your first picture. After a few minutes the pop concert starts its nice music. Incredible the final volume the popcorn takes. After that: enjoy ;0)

Iron_Man · Answer

I’ve done all these things you do realize in America that most people microwave their popcorn now it comes in a Microwavable bag. I can send you links or you can Google it yourself

dreamstar72 · Answer

I like microwave popcorn Once my doctor told me I couldn’t eat popcorn for six months due to an operation. I never understood why, oh well stop eating it for like two years.

matchrestore · Answer

I use a stir crazy popcorn machine like the one in the photo above. Always turns out better than microwave ever will.

exitseven · Answer

I have a popcorn popper. It is an air popper and the kernels come out nice and fluffy with no oil added. Then I add melted butter and salt/

Shiprex · Answer

Not a popcorn fan but have had the odd sweet or salty one at the cinema but rarely

goaded · Answer

In a wok. The cooked ones bounce away from the hot surface and tend not to burn.

andreasderjuengere · Answer

I don't.

From the nutritional value it isn't good enough for me. Swine sees that differently, though.

Further: I have no Aztec or other Americanesian ancestry - so pop corn has not even a cultural meaning to myself.

Nikki1989 · Answer

I don't eat it. It tastes like flavored plastic to me.

Xawyx-2 · Answer

Usually in a pan, but sometimes I pop to the shop.

fish5505_87 · Answer

I worked in movie theatre when I was younger, we had a separate popping room, I used to make 10 - 50LB bags of kernel's on a shift. My hair would turn green and getting the smell out of my clothes wax rough. I never got tire of eating it!

Caughtulookin · Answer

Whats a popty ping? I pop it in a microwave bag pre packaged. Looks as though it is what you are referring to.

Pterodon · Answer

It’s the first thing I ever learned to cook. I stood in a chair by the range

WonderingManII · Answer

Put mine in paper bag with some oil, and just microwave it.

AviatorTom · Answer

Microwave popcorn - popity-ping

Kelly04 · Answer

I put it in Microwave.

hello4433 · Answer

Always in a pan. Hbu?

Babygirl_S · Answer

I find it boring

jahaims · Answer

Cast iron with the butter my wife makes.

Wiredone · Answer

I pop it in the garbage. I hate popcorn

princeofromance · Answer

I pop it in the microwave.

Ironco · Answer

Old school. In a pan with bacon grease.

4ngriffKitty36 · Answer

Using a pan, simple for a single :D

NicholasRedone · Answer

Microwave 😀

eagle1951 · Answer

Microwave.

Staximus · Answer

Gob hahaha

Lilly1979 · Answer

Pan in jiffy pop.

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